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| Promotion | National Wrestling Alliance[1] World Championship Wrestling | ||
| Date | December 26, 1988[1] | ||
| City | Norfolk, Virginia[1] | ||
| Venue | Norfolk Scope[1] | ||
| Attendance | 10,000[1] | ||
| Tagline(s) | True Gritt | ||
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Starrcade '88: True Gritt was the sixth annual Starrcade professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) banner. It was the first Starrcade event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and it took place on December 26, 1988, from the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. Shortly before the event, Ted Turner bought Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), and the company became WCW.[2]
The main event was an over 30 minute bout between Ric Flair and Lex Luger for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. They were once members of the Four Horsemen stable, but Luger began to have issues with the other members, and left the group. Luger started a feud with Flair when Barry Windham, a friend of Luger's, turned on him, and joined the Four Horsemen.[3] Other matches included The Road Warriors against Sting and Dusty Rhodes for the NWA World Tag Team Championship, Barry Windham against Bam Bam Bigelow for the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship, and Mike Rotunda against Rick Steiner for the NWA World Television Championship.[1] the main event was a 17-Man $50,000 Bunkhouse Battle Royal won by the Junkyard Dog
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- ^ McShane, Larry (1999-06-27). "Ted vs. Vince, winner take all". SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
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